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ORZOS
Definition of ORZOS
Wiktionary has no entry for ORZOS itself. This is its base word, ORZO.
noun
A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for ORZO.
Borrowed from Italian orzo (“barley”), from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”). Doublet of orgeat and horchata.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ORZOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORZOS starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read OORSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found ORZOS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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